Cop Universe

The Cop Universe[1] is an Indian shared universe and media franchise created by Rohit Shetty consisting of films focusing on police officers. The first two films, Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014) focus on Bajirao Singham, an honest DCP who fights for justice. The third, Simmba (2018), focuses on Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt Inspector from the same town as Bajirao, who takes advantage of his job.[2] The franchise will have another installment, Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar as Veer Sooryavanshi, another DCP.

Cop Universe
Created byRohit Shetty
Original workSingham (2011)
Owned byReliance Entertainment
Films and television
Film(s)
Animated seriesLittle Singham (2018–present)
Games
Video game(s)
  • Singham Returns: The Game (2014)
  • Little Singham (2018)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

Films

Singham (2011)
Main article: Singham

It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Singam. It stars Ajay Devgn as Inspector Bajirao Singham, Kajal Aggarwal as Kavya Bhosle, and Prakash Raj as Jaykant Shikre. It was released on 22 July 2011.

Singham Returns (2014)
Main article: Singham Returns

The plot was inspired by the Malayalam movie Ekalavyan.[3] It stars Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham, Kareena Kapoor as Avni Kamat, and Amole Gupte as Babaji. It was released on 15 August 2014.

Simmba (2018)
Main article: Simmba

The film is an adaption of the Telugu film Temper. It stars Ranveer Singh as Senior Police Inspector Sangram Bhalerao (Simmba), Sara Ali Khan as Shagun Sathe, and Sonu Sood as Durva Ranade. Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar appear in cameo appearances, with the former reprising his role of DCP Bajirao Singham, while the latter played another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi. It was released on 28 December 2018.

Sooryavanshi (2020)
Main article: Sooryavanshi

The film will see Kumar reprising his role of DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, but in the lead role, with Katrina Kaif as Sooryavanshi's wife.[4] It was scheduled to release on 24 March 2020 but was delayed due to COVID -19.[5]

Singham 3 (2022)

Director Rohit Shetty has confirmed that there will be a third Singham film after the release of Sooryavanshi, with Devgn reprising his role.[6]

Cast and characters
Characters Film
Singham
(2011)		 Singham Returns
(2014)		 Simmba
(2018)		 Sooryavanshi
(2020)		 Singham 3
(2022)
Bajirao Singham Ajay Devgn
Manikrao Singham Govind Namdev Govind Namdev
Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis Vineet Sharma
Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao Ranveer Singh
Veer Sooryavanshi Akshay Kumar

Crew
Occupation Singham
(2011)		 Singham Returns
(2014)		 Simmba
(2018)		 Sooryavanshi

(2020)

Director Rohit Shetty
Producer(s) Mahesh Ramanathan
Reliance Entertainment		 Ajay Devgn
Rohit Shetty		 Karan Johar

Rohit Shetty

Executive Producer(s) Rohit Chaudhury George Cameron Romero Sadashiv Athule Akshay Kumar
Story Hari Rohit Shetty
Screenplay Yunus Sajawal Yunus Sajawal
Sajid-Farhad		 Sajid-Farhad
Dialogue writer(s) Sajid-Farhad
Music Director(s) Ajay-Atul Jeet Gannguli
Ankit Tiwari
Meet Bros Anjjan
Yo Yo Honey Singh		 Tanishk Bagchi
Lijo George – DJ Chetas
S. Thaman
Amar Mohile
Chandan Saxena		 Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, JAM8
Cinematography Dudley Jomon T. John
Editor(s) Steven Bernard Bunty Nagi
Art Director(s) Narendra Rahurikar Swapnil Bhalerao
Sagar Desai
Gautam Jadhav
Kunal Kundu
Tajamul Shaikh		 Sagar Desai
Ganesh Donge
Payal Jotania
Praveen Kumar
Md Talha
Lyricist(s) Swanand Kirkire Sandeep Nath
Shabbir Ahmed
Sandeep Nath
Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay
Yo Yo Honey Singh		 Shabbir Ahmed
Rashmi Virag
Kumaar
Kunaal Verma		 Rashmi Virag, Shabbir Ahmed, Tanishk Bagchi
Stunt Co-ordinator(s) Rajesh Kannan Jai Singh Nijjar
Sunil Rodrigues		 Sunil Rodrigues
Choreographer(s) Rajesh Kannan
Ganesh Acharya		 Ganesh Acharya
Raju Khan
Chinni Prakash		 Ganesh Acharya
Raju Khan

Release and revenue
Film Release date Budget Box office revenue
Singham22 July 2011₹420 million (US$5.9 million)₹1.5 billion (US$21 million)
Singham Returns15 August 2014₹700 million (US$9.8 million)₹2.16 billion (US$30 million)
Simmba28 December 2018₹800 million (US$11 million)₹4 billion (US$56 million)
Sooryavanshi TBA ₹1.3 billion (US$18 million)
Total ₹3.22 billion (US$45 million)
(four films)		 ₹7.66 billion (US$110 million)
(three films)

In other media

Animated series
Main article: Little Singham

An animated series named Little Singham based on Singham was released in 2018.

Games

A mobile game called Singam Returns: The Game based on Singham Returns was released in 2014 by Zapak Mobile Games for Android.[7]

Another Android mobile game was released in 2018 based on the television series, Little Singham in 2018 by Zapak Mobile Games.[8]

References
  1. "'Sooryavanshi' trailer: Akshay Kumar is all guns blazing in Rohit Shetty's latest 'Cop Universe' film". The Hindu. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. "Rohit Shetty: Singham franchise copyrights are with us". The Indian Express. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. "Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham". Telangana Today. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "Akshay steps into Salman's shoes". Emirates 24/7. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. "Sooryavanshi: Akshay Kumar's cop drama to release on 24 March; will be screened 24/7 in Mumbai theaters". Firstpost. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. "Rohit Shetty to return with 'Singham 3' post 'Sooryavanshi'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. "Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham". Telangana Today. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. "Reliance's Zapak launches 'Little Singham'; game garners over 3 mn downloads". The Economic Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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